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Same; Judicial Review; The Supreme Court will not pass upon
a constitutional question unless it is the lis mota of the case or if the
case can be disposed of on some other grounds, such as the
application of the statute or general law.With respect to the
constitutionality of Sec. 68 of P.D. No. 705 which petitioner would
have this Court consider, this Court has always desisted from
delving on constitutional issues. Thus, even if all the requisites for
judicial review of a constitutional matter are present in a case, this
Court will not pass upon a constitutional question unless it is the lis
mota of the case or if the case can be disposed of on some other
grounds, such as the application of the statute or general law.
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The Court, therefore, finds that the lower court did not
gravely abuse its discretion in denying the quashal of the
information. The petition simply has no legal basis.
Certiorari may be issued only where it is clearly shown that
there is patent and gross abuse of discretion as to amount to
an evasion of positive duty or to virtual refusal to perform a
duty enjoined by law, or to act at all in contemplation of law,
as where the power is exercised in an arbitrary and 11despotic
manner by reason of passion or personal hostility. Grave
abuse of discretion12
implies a capricious and whimsical
exercise of power.
On the other hand, certiorari may not be availed of where
it is not shown that the respondent court lacked or exceeded 13
its jurisdiction or committed grave abuse of discretion.
Where the court has jurisdiction over the case, even if its
findings are not correct, its questioned acts would at most
constitute errors of law 14
and not abuse of discretion
correctible by certiorari. As this Court said:
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15 Ramnani v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 101789, April 28, 1993, 221
SCRA 582, 588 quoting Pure Foods Corporation v. NLRC, supra.
16 Municipality of Bian, Laguna v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 94733,
February 7, 1993, 219 SCRA 69, 70.
17 Yap v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 68464, March 22,
1993, 220 SCRA 245, 253; Reyes v. Camilon, L-46198, December 20,
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1990, 192 SCRA 445, 452; Acharon v. Purisima, G.R. No. L-23731,
February 26, 1965, 13 SCRA 309, 311.
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18 People v. Bans, G.R. No. 104147, December 8, 1994, 239 SCRA 48,
54 citing Cruz, Jr. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 83754, February 18,
1991, 194 SCRA 145.
19 Oriental Media, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 80127,
December 6, 1995, 250 SCRA 647, 253.
20 Alcasid v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 94927, January 22, 1993, 217
SCRA 437, 440.
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Petition dismissed.
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